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2026 Cook County Board of Commissioners election

The 2026 Cook County Board of Commissioners election will see all seventeen seats of the Cook County Board of Commissioners up for election to four-year terms. The election coinsides with other 2026 Cook County, Illinois, elections (including an election for the president of the Board of Commissioners) with the primary elections to be held on March 17, 2026 and the general election to be held on November 3, 2026.

The Republican Party is running candidates in only 5 of the 19 Board of Commissioners districts. Sean Morrison, the board's only Republican member, is not seeking re-election.

1st district

Incumbent 1st district commissioner Tara Stamps, a Democrat who was first appointed in 2023, is seeking re-election to a second full term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared
  • Tara Stamps, incumbent commissioner

Endorsements

Results

2nd district

The incumbent 2nd district commissioner Michael Scott Jr., a Democrat who was first appointed in 2024, is seeking re-election to a second full term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared
  • Michael Scott Jr., incumbent commissioner
  • Andre Smith, activist, perennial candidate, and candidate for this district in 2022

Endorsements

Results

3rd district

Incumbent 3rd district commissioner Bill Lowry, a Democrat, is running for re-election. No candidate filed to run against him in the Democratic primary, while no candidate filed for the Republican primary, meaning he will be unopposed in the general election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

Results

4th district

The incumbent 4th district commissioner Stanley Moore, a Democrat, is seeking re-election to a fourth full term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

Results

5th district

The incumbent 5th district commissioner Kisha McCaskill, a Democrat who was first appointed in 2025, is seeking re-election to her first full term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared
  • Kiana Belcher, Dolton trustee
  • Kisha McCaskill, incumbent commissioner

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Results

6th district

Incumbent 6th district commissioner Donna Miller, a Democrat, is retiring to run for Congress.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared
Declined

Endorsements

Results

7th district

Incumbent 7th district commissioner Alma Anaya, a Democrat, is running for re-election to a third term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared
  • Alma Anaya, incumbent commissioner

Endorsements

Results

8th district

Incumbent 8th district commissioner Jessica Vasquez, a Democrat who was first appointed in 2025, is seeking re-election to her first full term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared
  • Nicholas Cade, U.S. Navy veteran
  • Jessica Vasquez, incumbent commissioner

Endorsements

Results

9th district

Incumbent 9th district commissioner Maggie Trevor, a Democrat, is running for re-election to a third term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared
  • Maggie Trevor, incumbent commissioner

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared
  • Ammie Kessem, police officer and nominee for Illinois's 19th house district in 2018

Results

10th district

Incumbent 10th district commissioner Bridget Gainer, a Democrat, is seeking re-election to a fourth full term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

Results

11th district

Incumbent 11th district commissioner John Daley, a Democrat, is running for re-election to an eighth full term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

Results

12th district

Incumbent 12th district commissioner Bridget Degnen, a Democrat is retiring.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared
Withdrawn
Declined

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared
  • Alice Hu, small business owner and nominee for this district in 2022

Results

13th district

Incumbent 13th district commissioner Josina Morita, a Democrat, is running for re-election to a second term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

Results

14th district

Incumbent 14th district commissioner Scott Britton, a Democrat, is running for re-election to a third term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

Results

15th district

Incumbent 15th district commissioner Kevin Morrison, a Democrat, is retiring to run for Congress.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared
Declined

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

Results

16th district

Incumbent 16th district commissioner Frank Aguilar, a Democrat, is running for a second full term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

Results

17th district

Incumbent 17th district commissioner Sean Morrison, a Republican, is retiring.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared
  • Liz Gorman, former commissioner (2002–2015) and candidate for this district in 2022
Declined

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

Results

References